The CData ODBC drivers offer unmatched performance for interacting with live Zoho CRM data using PolyBase due to optimized data processing built into the driver. When you issue complex SQL queries from SQL Server to Zoho CRM, the driver pushes down supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Zoho CRM and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations (often SQL functions and JOIN operations) client-side. And with PolyBase, you can also join SQL Server data with Zoho CRM data, using a single query to pull data from distributed sources.

Zoho CRM への接続

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs. To create an external data source in SQL Server using PolyBase, configure a System DSN (CData Zoho CRM Sys is created automatically).

You will need to obtain an AuthToken to authenticate to Zoho CRM. You can generate an AuthToken on the Zoho CRM website or by calling the GetAuthToken stored procedure. Note that when you generate an AuthToken from Zoho CRM, you can only generate an AuthToken for your user account. You can generate AuthTokens for other user accounts by calling GetAuthToken.

See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide.

Click "Test Connection" to ensure that the DSN is connected to Zoho CRM properly. Navigate to the Tables tab to review the table definitions for Zoho CRM.

Zoho CRM Data の外部データソースの作成

After configuring the connection, you need to create a master encryption key and a credential database for the external data source.

Creating a Master Encryption Key

Execute the following SQL command to create a new master key, 'ENCRYPTION,' to encrypt the credentials for the external data source.

CREATE MASTER KEY ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'password';

Creating a Credential Database

Execute the following SQL command to create credentials for the external data source connected to Zoho CRM data.

NOTE: Since Zoho CRM does not require a User or Password to authenticate, you may use whatever values you wish for IDENTITY and SECRET.

Zoho CRM のExternal Table を作成

After creating the external data source, use CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE statements to link to Zoho CRM data from your SQL Server instance. The table column definitions must match those exposed by the CData ODBC Driver for Zoho CRM. You can refer to the Tables tab of the DSN Configuration Wizard to see the table definition.

Sample CREATE TABLE Statement

The statement to create an external table based on a Zoho CRM Accounts would look similar to the following:

Having created external tables for Zoho CRM in your SQL Server instance, you are now able to query local and remote data simultaneously. Thanks to built-in query processing in the CData ODBC Driver, you know that as much query processing as possible is being pushed to Zoho CRM, freeing up local resources and computing power. Download a free, 30-day trial of the ODBC Driver for Zoho CRM and start working with live Zoho CRM data alongside your SQL Server data today.